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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a two-semester introduction to conducting applied research. It will prepare I-O Psychology students for their future research requirements including the doctoral dissertation. The course is taught as a guided experience in planning and executing actual research in an area of I-O Psychology. Working in teams, students enrolled in the class will identify a suitable topic and develop appropriate hypotheses. Next, the methods and instruments for testing the hypotheses will be developed. Data will then be collected and analyzed pertinent to the hypotheses. Finally, a written report of the research will be prepared suitable for publication in a journal or presentation at a professional meeting. Prerequisites: PSY 6021, PSY 6022, ORG 6016, ORG 6023 and ORG 7020.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a two-semester introduction to conducting applied research. It will prepare I-O Psychology students for their future research requirements including the doctoral dissertation. The course is taught as a guided experience in planning and executing actual research in an area of I-O Psychology. Working in teams, students enrolled in the class will identify a suitable topic and develop appropriate hypotheses. Next, the methods and instruments for testing the hypotheses will be developed. Data will then be collected and analyzed pertinent to the hypotheses. Finally, a written report of the research will be prepared suitable for publication in a journal or presentation at a professional meeting. Prerequisites: PSY 6021, PSY 6022, ORG 6016, ORG 6023 and ORG 7020.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores key topics in the development and management of knowledge in organizations. It covers the basic concepts, frameworks and terms of knowledge management and addresses the social, ethical and managerial implications of the evolving business thinking around knowledge, networks and intangibles.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (units vary by campus) The design, implementation and analysis of a study or experiment in psychology under the supervision of a thesis committee.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Application of the principles and concepts of personnel selection procedures and workforce planning strategies to broader contexts within organizations and the marketplace. In addition to reviewing new methods and trends, special emphasis is placed upon practical application and required skills that will be needed to design strategic staffing systems that are directly linked to business objectives. Theories and concepts will be critically reviewed and practical aspects of building a workforce planning philosophy will be discussed. Specific topics include: (a) the components of all staffing systems, (b) selection strategies, (c) utility of selection practices, (d) legal implications, (e) environmental scanning, and (f) workforce planning. Prerequisites: ORG 7020 and ORG 8122. May be taken for Advanced Seminar in Organizational Studies credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 units) This seminar explores the latest developments in the theory and practice of designing organizational reward systems. The design of reward processes and structures are examined with the aim of improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. A variety of alternative plans are considered including financial and non-financial rewards, productivity gain sharing plans, incentive plans, skill-based pay and other contemporary approaches. Prerequisites: ORG 6320 and ORG 6330. May be taken for Advanced Seminar in Organizational Studies credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 units) Traditional and contemporary approaches to personnel selection and placement. Covers: job analysis, criterion theory, comparative advantages and disadvantages of alternative predictors, validation paradigms, job design, training, career development and ethical and legal considerations related to personnel psychology.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 units) Applications of psychology in facilitating the interactions of an organization with its workers. Emphases will be placed on job and task analysis, criterion theory and development, personnel recruitment, selection, placement and classification and human performance/human factors. Issues of assignment of people, the development of measures of their cost and contribution and their training, career development and motivation are considered. Labor relations and the legal constraints on personnel practices will be introduced.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 units) Advanced seminar addressing current status of theory and research regarding alternative organizational orientations to human diversity and their antecedents, correlates and consequences. Addresses the nature of and rationale for organizational change efforts and other interventions directed at increasing inclusion and multiculturalism in organizations, as well as their design, implementation and evaluation. Specific topics covered vary. Prerequisites: ORG 7330 and ORG 7525. Participants should also have some experience with and/or knowledge of the theory and practice of organizational change and development. May be taken for Advanced Seminar in Organizational Studies credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 units) Human factors is an interdisciplinary science concerned with understanding the characteristics of human performance and applying this knowledge to the design of systems and devices intended for human use and operation within a specified environment. This seminar is intended to provide advanced graduate students a broad overview of major topics, methods and issues in human factors engineering. The aims of the course are to discuss concepts, principles and theoretical models that promote effective system design, to illustrate methods and procedures for the solution of applied problems and to identify appropriate reference material useful to the human factors specialist. Prerequisite: 2nd year graduate standing. May be taken for Advanced Seminar in Organizational Studies credit.
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